Vikki Irwin
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bbc.com | Vikki Irwin
Locals call for transparency after nuclear drillVikki IrwinBBC political reporter, SuffolkMatt PreceyUSAFExercise Diamond Dragon simulated a crash in the UK of a US aircraft carrying "defence nuclear materials"People living near a US airbase earmarked to house nuclear weapons say they are being left in the dark about what would happen in the event of a radiation alert.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Vikki Irwin
Vikki IrwinBBC political reporter, SuffolkReporting fromSaxmundhamBaroness Coffey has spoken of the trauma of losing her Commons seat in July's general election and just hours later finding out her mother had only a month to live. The former Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal had held her seat since 2010 and lost it to Labour's Jenny Riddell-Carpenter in the 2024 vote that saw her party lose power.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Vikki Irwin
Ambulance service to boost jobs in three countiesVikki IrwinBBC Political reporter, SuffolkSteve Hubbard/BBCThe trust says the increase in posts will improve 999 call response timesAn ambulance trust which covers the East of England says it is adding another 99 frontline staff. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) financial and operational plans for the next 12 months were agreed by health commissioners this week.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Vikki Irwin
Hundreds of jobs to go at two hospital trustsVikki IrwinBBC political reporter, SuffolkPA MediaNext year's operational plans for Suffolk's two acute hospital trusts will show a reduction of 3% across both workforcesTwo hospital trusts will lose 468 jobs, or 3% of their workforce, under plans agreed by health bosses.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Vikki Irwin
Community groups 'struggling' to access grantsVikki IrwinBBC political reporter, SuffolkVikki Irwin/BBCJon Betts, director at The Bank Arts Centre, says it is "incredibly disappointing" that it cannot run free courses at the momentCommunity projects in Suffolk are struggling to access grants as the money available reduces and competition for funding increases.
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At the Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre this morning @askcolinnoble had regained his @West_Suffolk Lakenheath seat that he lost in 2019. More on @BBCSuffolk later.
Tim passmore has been elected as police and Crime for Suffolk fir a third term. @BBCSuffolk https://t.co/FnbXFpW8LA
Here at the Water Lane Leisure Centre in Lowestoft at the Police and Crime Commissioner count. We shall have the result some time this afternoon on @BBCSuffolk https://t.co/jlHekFgOeV